any flower buds will already be formed inside the bulbs - if they are true bulbs. Peter (UK) On 15 November 2016 at 16:11, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote: > > > The Dutch sourced bulbs I was planting often consist of a bulb and a > substantial offset. > > Question - is it better to remove the offsets, am I more likely to get a > flower that way. Or if I leave the offset attached am I more likely to get > two flowers. >